Video Motorola Solutions: Alan Conrad demonstrates prototype handheld LTE eNodeB/EPC, drone application 23rd April 2015 Alan Conrad, distinguished member of the technical staff in the chief technology office of Motorola Solutions, demonstrates the capabilities of a prototype LTE eNodeB/evolved packet core (EPC) that could be used in a terrestial setting—or an aerial drone—to provide public-safety users with LTE coverage in locations not covered by a fixed LTE network like FirstNet, or to enhance capacity in an incident area.
News Pryme Radio Products features Bluetooth accessories in latest additions to product portfolio 20th April 2015 Pryme Radio Products recently showcased four accessories that leverage Bluetooth technology as the California-based manufacturer continues to expand its product portfolio supporting both two-way-radio and cellular users.
News Codan Radio’s transportable Stratus P25 system includes LTE, cellular backhaul connectivity 19th April 2015 Codan Radio releases it Stratus transportable P25/LTE solution, a quickly deployable system that leverages LTE and 3G connectivity to enable remote interoperability with P25 communication, even when responding to an incident outside an agency’s home P25 network.
News LA City Council approves police sites for new LA-RICS LTE plan, expects NTIA approval 18th April 2015 Los Angeles City Council votes to approve the use of 19 city-owned police stations as the location of cell sites for the amended Los Angeles Regional Interoperable Communications System (LA-RICS) public-safety LTE proposal. The National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) is expected to restart the project—suspended by NTIA since April 3—next week, according to the approved special motion.
News Newscan: Nokia confirms possible Alcatel-Lucent merger 14th April 2015 Web Roundup Items from other news organizations Your smartphone’s future rests on this historic but obscure auction. And nobody’s sure it will even work. Apple Watch sells out
Video Codan Radio: Ben Pearce explains how new Stratus platform expands P25 footprint by leveraging LTE 13th April 2015 Ben Pearce, Codan Radio’s regional sales director for North America, highlights the features of the company’s new Stratus platform, which is a quickly deployable infrastructure solution that provides P25 coverage in locations where only 3G or 4G cellular backhaul is available.
News Swenson says LA-RICS providing FirstNet with valuable lessons about outreach, infrastructure sharing 9th April 2015 As the saga surrounding the Los Angeles Regional Interoperable Communications System (LA-RICS) public-safety LTE deployment unfolds, FirstNet officials are learning a great deal about the importance of outreach and limitations associated with infrastructure sharing, according to FirstNet Chairwoman Sue Swenson.
Global Wireless Technologies: David Gross discusses new Mobile Radio Node, deployable FirstNet strategy 9th April 2015 David Gross, director of product marketing for Global Wireless Technologies (GWT), discusses the company’s philosophy behind deployable public-safety communications and the Band 14 Mobile Radio Node, which is being announced today and should be commercially available late this year. About the size of a notepad, the Mobile Radio Node features a configurable lite Evolved Packet Core (EPC), a commercial-grade router, configurable LTE and Wi-Fi radios, and optional in-band LTE backhaul.
News FirstNet’s Swenson hopes collaboration can transform LA-RICS LTE ‘lemons’ into ‘lemonade’ 6th April 2015 Officials with FirstNet and the federal government are committed to working with key local representatives to help the Los Angeles Regional Interoperable Communications System (LA-RICS) develop a “viable” alternative for its troubled public-safety LTE system, according to FirstNet Chairwoman Sue Swenson.
News NTIA suspends further construction on LA-RICS public-safety LTE project 3rd April 2015 Construction on the public-safety LTE system being built by the Los Angeles Regional Interoperable Communications System (LA-RICS) has been suspended, according to the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA), which administers the federal grant funding most of the project.
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